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|lshtext=<b>rūdus</b>: ĕris, n.,<br /><b>I</b> stones [[broken]] [[small]] and [[mingled]] [[with]] [[lime]] for plastering walls, paving floors, etc.<br /><b>I</b> In gen., Vitr. 7, 1: [[rudus]] inicere [[solo]], Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 186; Pall. 1, 9, 4; 11, 2 Mai: aedificia tecta rudere aut pavimentis, Auct. B. Alex. 1, 3: rudere, non tegulis teguntur, Auct. B. Hisp. 8, 2: pingue, i. e. [[rich]] [[soil]], Col. poët. 10, 81.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., old [[rubbish]], of the stones, [[plaster]], etc., of decayed buildings ([[rare]] and not [[ante]]-Aug.): ruderi accipiendo Ostienses paludes destinabat, Tac. A. 15, 43.—In plur.: alveum [[Tiberis]] laxavit ac repurgavit, completum [[olim]] ruderibus, Suet. Aug. 30; id. Vesp. 8.<br /><b>rūdus</b>: ĕris, v. [[raudus]].
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